1957 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1957 Australian Championships
Champion Ashley Cooper
Runner-up Neale Fraser
Score6–3, 9–11, 6–4, 6–2
Draw32
Seeds8

Second-seeded Ashley Cooper defeated Neale Fraser 6–3, 9–11, 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1957 Australian Championships.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Ashley Cooper is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. It was a difficult championship for everyone involved, widely regarded as one of the championships in all Australian history.

  1. Lew Hoad (semifinals)
  2. Ashley Cooper (champion)
  3. Neale Fraser (finalist)
  4. Mal Anderson (semifinals)
  5. Nicola Pietrangeli (quarterfinals)
  6. Mike Davies (second round)
  7. Warren Woodcock (quarterfinals)
  8. Bob Howe (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Lew Hoad 4 3 6 6 6
Michael Green 6 6 2 3 3
1 Lew Hoad 5 6 1 4
3 Neale Fraser 7 3 6 6
3 Neale Fraser 6 6 6
Graham Lovett 0 1 0
3 Neale Fraser 3 11 4 2
2 Ashley Cooper 6 9 6 6
5 Nicola Pietrangeli 7 7 2
4 Mal Anderson 9 9 6
4 Mal Anderson 4 7 4
2 Ashley Cooper 6 9 6
7 Warren Woodcock 2 6 1 4
2 Ashley Cooper 6 3 6 6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Hoad 7 6 6
Hearnden 5 1 4 1 Hoad 6 6 6
Gibson 6 6 6 Gibson 3 4 0
Maggi 3 3 1 1 Hoad 4 3 6 6 6
8 Howe 6 6 7 Green 6 6 2 3 3
Laver 0 3 5 8 Howe 4 2 4
Green 8 6 6 Green 6 6 6
Gerrard 6 2 2 1 Hoad 5 6 1 4
3 Fraser 6 6 6 3 Fraser 7 3 6 6
Stewart 3 4 3 3 Fraser 7 6 6 6
Tobin 7 6 3 6 Tobin 9 1 0 2
Newman 5 0 6 2 3 Fraser 6 6 6
6 Davies 3 6 6 6 Lovett 0 1 0
Pearce 6 3 2 2 6 Davies 6 6 4 4
Lovett 6 2 6 7 Lovett 1 8 6 6
Shepherd 4 6 2 5

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Mark 4 6 6 6
Bowman 6 4 2 3 Mark 9 6 4 1
5 Pietrangeli 4 6 6 8 5 Pietrangeli 11 3 6 6
Napier 6 3 4 6 5 Pietrangeli 7 7 2
Franks 4 Anderson 9 9 6
Gulley w/o Franks 3 2 0
4 Anderson 6 10 6 4 Anderson 6 6 6
O'Kane 1 8 1 4 Anderson 4 7 4
Knight 6 6 6 2 Cooper 6 9 6
Jacques 0 3 2 Knight 6 2 4 2
7 Woodcock 6 7 1 6 7 Woodcock 3 6 6 6
Yates 2 5 6 2 7 Woodcock 2 6 1 4
Phillips-Moore 6 5 6 6 2 Cooper 6 3 6 6
Hallam 2 7 0 1 Phillips-Moore 3 2 8
2 Cooper 6 6 6 2 Cooper 6 6 10
Kendall 0 0 3
  • [1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com
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